World Coronavirus Dispatch: Britain to roll out millions of 90-minute tests

Latin America cases near 5 million, another clothing chain in US files for bankruptcy, Singapore may allow foreign banks to create digital-only units and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Scientists worry about political influence over vaccine project: The coronavirus vaccine initiative in the US, called Operation Warp Speed, has moved along at a rapid clip.

But scientists fear that White House pressure to deliver by the election may compromise safety and effectiveness. Read about it here

Let’s look at the global statistics:


Total Confirmed Cases: 18,017,556


Change Over Yesterday: 167,703


Total Deaths: 688,351


Total Recovered: 10,649,108

Nations hit with most cases: US (4,667,930), Brazil (2,733,677), India (1,750,723), Russia (849,277) and South Africa (511,485)

Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research Center

Latin America sees coronavirus records tumble as cases near